Creating Video That Stands Out
Every camera can do it! Creating videos that stand out are not as hard as you think, and you do not need a camera the price of a car to create great videos.
Here are some quick tips and terms to research for the next time you pull your camera out!
Motion is most important - in the movie world they follow something called the 180-degree rule (give that a google search).
But why would we use it?
Following the 180-rule allows us to have a smooth motion in our videos generating the same level of motion blur we have been used to when watching movies over the past decades.
So here are some camera settings but remember you will need to be in manual mode for this rule to work.
If you are shooting 25 frames per second video, you need to change your camera’s shutter speed to double its motion.
For example:
25fps set the shutter speed to 1/50
60fps set the shutter speed to 1/120
And so on.
The next tip is depth of field.
We have all seen these videos with beautiful blurry dreamy backgrounds and when we try it doesn’t look right.
If you are following the 180-rule in daylight, then if you set your lens to f1.8 you will find your image is pure white!
You may be tempted to change the aperture to fix the issue, f/11 for example but now suddenly the whole image is in focus, and it looks the opposite to cinematic and dreamy.
You may then think, “Oh no I need to change another setting to fix the issue.” But changing your shutter speed away from the 180-rule will now make your video look jittery and hard to watch!
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So, what now?
This is where ND filters come into play, you may have used them before for your photography. Essentially, they are a pair of sunglasses for your lens reducing the incoming light and allowing you to open your lens’s iris allowing a shallower depth of field.
A good suggestion would be to purchase a variable ND filter. This way you can control the amount of light your camera is capturing.
There are plenty more ways to make your videos look like a mini movie, such as:
- Shooting in log or raw
- Using a native iso or dual iso
- Lighting
- Lens choice
But we will leave it here for today, go out and practice these two tips and we are positive you will see dramatically better videos out of your camera.
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Posted by Charlie
24th October 2023
